Category Archives: Reflective Practice

And the top 6 AMC blogs are…

What makes a good blogger? “Good writing,” you may have responded. Yes, good writing is essential, but good writing in the highly-visual world of the World Wide Web means so much more than merely the words that we use. Good … Continue reading

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Thank you to my student heroes

One of my student heroes stopped by my office yesterday to say good-bye as he finishes his last week at St. Lawerence College and leaves for his final placement, culminating three remarkable years at our institution. He wasn’t saying good-bye … Continue reading

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And the top new SLC AMC blogs are…

I must be losing my edge. I don’t remember this annual Top 5 beginner blog ranking being so tough to write. If memory serves, there were usually a few posts from first-year St. Lawrence College Advertising and Marketing Communications students … Continue reading

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5 career-related reasons why college students should blog now

This blogging assignment has been one of the most powerful learning experiences for my students in the past. Continue reading

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Marketing Blogger of the Year

This one is a toughie. My second-year marketing communications students have spent the last six weeks blogging weekly about the subjects of their marketing research projects. While I hung the weekly topics of the assignment on students’ research reports, the … Continue reading

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The home stretch

We’re almost there. Second-year marketing students wrote their second-last blog post last week. I’ve picked seven favourites for the Week 5 Top Five. That’s two too many. What’s a teacher to do? I guess I’ll introduce you to them all. … Continue reading

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“I am exhausted.”

Look up. See my headline. That’s a quote from me. Yup. Yours truly. And it’s official. Despite four days off for Reading Week, I am still completely knackered. Just one more day of rest! That’s all I need, I tell … Continue reading

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The battle of the blogging assignments

I’ve neglected to mention that this semester is the first time that I’ve run two blogging assignments at the same time. I’ve been spending the last two weeks talking about my second-year Marketing students’ blogs; however, I’m also teaching Public … Continue reading

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Choosing the top student blogs of the week gets tougher

As I knew it would, choosing the Top 5 Blogs of the Week got a whole lot tougher in round two. Indeed, I had hoped to name a Top 5, but there were so many great posts that I chose … Continue reading

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The continuing agony and the ecstasy of the risk-taking teacher

Why is it that after more than five years of teaching for a living I still feel like a noob so much of the time? I think it’s because I’m continually reinventing my lessons in hopes of creating the best … Continue reading

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